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by dhogan
Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:58 pm
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: T&P 2-10-4 #638
Replies: 1
Views: 26796

Re: T&P 2-10-4 #638

Gruess aus Texas! [I lived and worked for a German company, Siemens, in Munich from 1986-88.] From what I've managed to piece together, T&P 638 was not fenced off soon enough and not supervised properly by the State Fair management after its donation. I don't think anything major was removed exc...
by dhogan
Fri Jun 14, 2013 7:24 am
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: Dallas Morning News train
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Views: 36720

Dallas Morning News train

The description for this classic photograph suggests this train is the Houston and Texas Central's version of the Dallas Morning News train called the "Comet." It's not! http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/bel/id/71/rec/39 It's actually the T&P Dallas Morning Ne...
by dhogan
Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:33 pm
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: Texas Eagle schedule 1952
Replies: 0
Views: 37237

Texas Eagle schedule 1952

This website provides schedules and train consists for the various sections of the Texas Eagle:
http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/con ... 95212.html

You can follow the Track 9 link back to other trains in the Southwest as well.
by dhogan
Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:14 am
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: Early Odessa depot
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Views: 37204

Early Odessa depot

Thanks to the Permian Genealogical Society, we have these early views of the T&P depot in Odessa TX: http://permiangen.com/odsahist/depot1a.htm Find the link on that page to the photo of the last depot in Odessa: http://permiangen.com/odsahist/depot3.htm I think the date of 1962 for the last pas...
by dhogan
Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:47 am
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: Annona, TX depot
Replies: 0
Views: 36615

Annona, TX depot

Here's a rare shot of a T&P depot up on the Trans-Continental line:
http://dmc.tamu-commerce.edu/cdm/single ... /866/rec/2

It's not often you see photos of structures on this line except for Paris and Bonham.

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by dhogan
Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:36 am
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: Wreck of the T&P Cannon Ball 1903
Replies: 0
Views: 36028

Wreck of the T&P Cannon Ball 1903

Interesting old photograph here of an accident near Jefferson TX in June 1903:
http://dmc.tamu-commerce.edu/cdm/single ... /96/rec/63

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by dhogan
Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: Note to Governor: 1870s T&P train robbery
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Views: 35506

Note to Governor: 1870s T&P train robbery

This note from the State Archives is thought to be a letter about one of the Sam Bass Gang train robberies:
https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/ra ... bbery.html
by dhogan
Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:03 pm
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: T&P song sheet
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Views: 36349

T&P song sheet

A popular way for railroads to advertise around 1900 was to publish song sheets for catchy tunes. Here's one T&P published called "Texas, Where the Mockin' Bird is Singin'" : http://dmc.tamu-commerce.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/mineolahm/id/290/rec/110 Note the endsheet has that ...
by dhogan
Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:00 pm
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: State Fair special train of yesteryear
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Views: 35694

State Fair special train of yesteryear

This weekend at the North Texas Book & Paper Show in Grapevine TX, I saw an old advertisement for a special train from Palestine to Dallas. The route was Palestine-Jacksonville-Tyler-Lindale-Mineola-Dallas via the I&GN and T&P. Passengers arrived directly at the fairgrounds. The special ...
by dhogan
Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:11 pm
Forum: Reminiscing about the Texas & Pacific Railway
Topic: Train No. 31 entering Paris, TX
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Views: 35927

Train No. 31 entering Paris, TX

Here's a rare shot on the Transcontinental Division circa 1949:
http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/ ... q=railroad

It's not often one sees actual train photos on this T&P line.